It
is a complex mind-matter system that is conscious, but not
a material brainAcceptance
of any intellectual product

New
Interdisciplinary approach

The
Principle of Cognitive Indeterminacy

Anti-anthropocentrism

The
cognitive abilities of all bio-objects are equal

Non-Shannonian
concept of information

Scientific
correctness as prime requirement

Multi-ism
versus Philosophy

Consciousness
and matter co-exist from the very start

One
of the hardest problems that the constructor of the new
scientific theory encounters with is the problem of finding
an appropriate cognitive environment to which his ideas
may be addressed. It is well known that the main criticisms
aimed at psi research is that (1) it fails to produce a
replicable demonstration of an effect and (2) that there
are no scientifically correct theories. As Jean Burns indicates:
"There are a number of theoretical models for psi,
but there is no generally accepted theory of it." [1].
From another source we read: "No-one has as yet come
up with any evidence for a theory of consciousness that
will satisfy the demands of the various sceptics..."
[2]. Or, as Richard Amoroso puts the problem: "Science
is inadequate to complete the task of explaining consciousness
without being drastically reformulated" [3]. So, the
General Theory Club aims to unite the scientists who make
attempts to construct their general theories. Hitherto,
in the most scientific disciplines like Physics, Chemistry,
Biology, etc. the task was to construct one theory which
must satisfy everybody. But, in case of the complex phenomena
studies, we say about the necessity to form a chain of mutually
compatible intellectual products of different authors which
may use the different notional bases, different theoretical
(knowledge) bases, different systems of proofs, etc., but
such that share basic
principles
in their construction. The key idea of the three presented
below target articles is that to construct the scientifically
correct theory of complex phenomena (the theory of psi-effects,
the theory of consciousness, the theory of artificial intelligence,
the theory of cool fusion, etc.) we have first to advance
an appropriate meta-theoretical basement. The conclusion
is being made that all attempts to construct the theory
of complex phenomena within the frames of presently existing
quantum, neurophysiologic, psychological, etc. scientific
paradigms are in vain -- the task seems to be much more
complex. The articles are much illustrated and contain also
a lot of discussions with leading scientists who work in
the field of consciousness studies.